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Allegations include agents intimidating observers and tagging them in the database.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-03T23:46:12.239Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-03T21:06:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T23:46:12.239Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to Wired, a named body, and corroborated by multiple outlets.","critic":"Reporting includes quotes from an attorney and a DHS spokesperson, and details specific allegations.","hype":"Headlines use strong verbs like 'dumping' and 'tagging' but the body is factual."}},"tags":["#DHS","#ICE","#Palantir","#Surveillance","#CivilRights","#Lawsuit"],"entities":["Department of Homeland Security","Immigration and Customs Enforcement","Palantir Technologies","Investigative Case Management","JoAnna Suriani","Agent J.C."],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["US Department of Homeland Security agents allegedly compiled dossiers on individuals observing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.","Information was reportedly stored in Palantir's Investigative Case Management (ICM) system, according to a proposed class action lawsuit.","The lawsuit alleges agents intimidated observers by driving past their homes and tagged at least two individuals as 'Threat to Law Enforcement, Professional Protestor'.","A DHS spokesperson called the lawsuit 'meritless', stating it is based on a false premise."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A proposed class action lawsuit filed by observers in Maine alleges that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents compiled dossiers on people watching Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. This information was reportedly stored in Palantir Technologies' Investigative Case Management (ICM) system. The lawsuit, initially filed under seal in September, was partially unsealed on Friday."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to the allegations, DHS agents drove past the homes of protesters and observers to intimidate them. The suit claims one agent, identified as 'Agent J.C.', created ICM profiles on at least six individuals, and that two people filmed in a parking lot were tagged in the database as 'Threat to Law Enforcement, Professional Protestor'. The suit also alleges that Agent J.C. used facial recognition technology on photographs of these individuals and ran a plaintiff's license plate through a private database, subsequently warning the plaintiff's spouse that such actions could lead to being added to a domestic terrorism watchlist."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disputed claims"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Department of Homeland Security has contested these allegations. A DHS spokesperson told Wired that the lawsuit is 'meritless' and based on 'the lie that there is a database of \"domestic terrorists\" run by DHS.' The government's motion to dismiss argued that the described incidents were isolated actions prohibited by DHS policy and did not constitute unconstitutional retaliation."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports printed below mention the specific amount of government contracts Palantir Technologies has received for maintaining and expanding the ICM system, which IBTimes UK reported as nearly $126 million since 2022. 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